Research progress on blood pressure management in patients with atrial fibrillation and hypertension
Atrial fibrillation(AF)is currently one of the most common arrhythmias in clinical practice,with its incidence increasing year by year.Hypertension is one of its independent risk factors.For patients with AF combined with hypertension,reasonable management and control of blood pressure are important means to improve prognosis,reduce the incidence of adverse events and mortality.The article reviews the epidemiologi-cal status of AF and hypertension,the impact and pathophysiological mechanisms of hypertension on AF,and blood pressure management in AF patients,aiming to provide ideas for clinical diagnosis and treatment.